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Robin Roberts League
4-1-2069
Snake Taylor Center Field
Retired (1964, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .265 Total Rating   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .705 Status Deceased (2007) Option Years 0  
H 720 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 08-11-1929
HR 25 Drafted Round 1, Pick 4
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 12 years
(8 games)
RBI 246
SB 81
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A+ Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R C- Power vs. L C- Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt B+ Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 2
1B --- LF A+ (97.3%) Arm B- WS Appearances 2
2B (41.6%) CF A+ (100%)   Health LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF B- (56.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 KC
108
421
37
97
17
3
3
35
40
60 5 2
17
4 2
.610
.303
.306
.076
.230
1951 KC
12
45
3
7
1
0
0
4
5
6 0 0
0
2 0
.418
.240
.178
.022
.156
1952 KC
85
324
53
88
10
5
3
29
45
39 1 1
11
5 2
.722
.361
.361
.090
.272
1953 KC
139
291
30
77
18
1
3
23
40
33 1 0
7
8 3
.720
.355
.364
.100
.265
1954 KC-BOS
39
47
8
18
3
0
1
9
8
3 0 2
1
0 1
.967
.456
.511
.128
.383
1954 KC
5
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
3
0 0 0
1
0 0
2.500
1.000
1.500
.500
1.000
1954 BOS
34
45
7
16
2
0
1
8
5
3 0 2
0
0 1
.871
.404
.467
.111
.356
1955 BOS
20
28
4
11
0
0
0
2
4
2 0 0
0
0 0
.862
.469
.393
.000
.393
1956 BOS
106
184
38
52
8
2
1
15
25
25 1 1
6
1 3
.734
.370
.364
.082
.283
1957 BOS
123
238
37
61
6
1
2
25
35
25 0 1
4
1 1
.665
.350
.315
.059
.256
1958 BOS
92
220
29
54
15
2
1
16
25
25 0 0
7
2 4
.668
.322
.345
.100
.245
1959 BOS
88
219
37
57
6
4
2
24
35
34 1 0
6
0 10
.716
.365
.352
.091
.260
1960 BOS
67
187
30
51
7
5
5
22
23
16 1 1
4
1 4
.798
.354
.444
.171
.273
1961 BOS
59
151
25
43
4
4
3
12
19
19 0 0
6
2 4
.789
.365
.424
.139
.285
1962 BOS
58
157
22
43
3
2
1
11
24
14 0 0
6
3 5
.708
.370
.338
.064
.274
1963 BOS
67
161
22
47
7
2
0
14
21
23 2 1
5
3 2
.739
.378
.360
.068
.292
1964 BOS
36
46
4
14
2
0
0
5
5
10 0 1
1
0 0
.713
.365
.348
.043
.304
Total
1099
2719
379
720
107
31
25
246
354
334 12 10
81
32 41
.705
.351
.355
.090
.265
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Snake Taylor has retired from the Boston Manheim Steamrollers
1962-04-06Snake Taylor of the Boston Manheim Steamrollers is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1960-08-16Snake Taylor of the Boston Manheim Steamrollers is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1955-08-29The Boston Manheim Steamrollers have promoted Snake Taylor to the major league team. The Boston Manheim Steamrollers have sent Tim Brashear to the minors.
1955-04-01The Boston Manheim Steamrollers have promoted Kevin Pelty to the major league team. The Boston Manheim Steamrollers have sent Snake Taylor to the minors.
1954-07-29The Boston Manheim Steamrollers have promoted Snake Taylor to the major league team.
1954-06-10A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Boston Manheim Steamrollers. The Boston Manheim Steamrollers receive Rob Waddell, Snake Taylor from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Draft Pick - 1957 Round 1 (BOS), Draft Pick - 1956 Round 2 (BOS).
1954-04-08The Kansas City Athletics have demoted Snake Taylor to the minor leagues.
1954-04-01The Kansas City Athletics have renamed Brad Swinson to Snake Taylor .
1952-06-11The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Brad Swinson to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Jackie Mays to the minors.
1951-04-15The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Dawson Tanner to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Brad Swinson to the minors.
1950-06-27The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Brad Swinson to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Reggie Simmons to the minors.
1950-05-13The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Kenny Plunder to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Brad Swinson to the minors.
1950-04-01The Kansas City Athletics have renamed Snake Taylor to Brad Swinson.